ALCP: Putting the 'Toke' back in Te Tai Tokerau

The Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party (ALCP) has selected Maki Herbert
to contest the Te Tai Tokerau by-election.

The ALCP continues to be the only party to contest every by-election
and general election since MMP was introduced in 1996.

The Electoral Commission originally refused to print the party's full
name on the ballot paper - cliaming it was too long.

However a last minute change of heart by the commission will allow the
name "Aotearoa Leglaise Cannabis Party" to be used in full rather than
"ALCP"


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Bio: Maki Herbert
photo: http://www.alcp.org.nz


Tena Koutou,

My name is Maki Herbert from the Hokianga, Northland. I have 2 adult
children and 2 beautiful mokopuna.

I had my own little mobile hairdressing business, which I started up
after I got I trade certificate in 2003. Did my training in
Hairdressing
in 2001 at the New Zealand Academy of Hairdressing, Fort Street.
Auckland.

I presently live in New Lynn, Auckland Super City. I have live here for
4 years care giving for my grand mother who is now 94.

I started smoking cannabis at 15 and still till this day enjoy the pa
taking of the smoking cannabis culture.

I have done a lot of things under the influence of cannabis...

like bringing up 2 children with their father, working in Retail, Food
attending, Tupperware/ Avon consultant, cleaner, CEO2 for Spotless
Cleaning Services manging a team of people in 7 different sites base in
Auckland,

have taught kiwi swim Mt Maunganui, Maori weaving in schools, learning
my Maori language, te reo maori, been a volunteer St John ambulance
officer in Kohukohu, Hokianga, Resource Centre Administrator in
Pawarenga Hokianga, Administrator of 5 Kohanga Reo Centres in the
Hokianga. team manager for under 16 girls waka amo Pawarenga..

I enjoy being an artist, I enjoy doing Maori weaving, like making
traditional korowai (cloaks) as well as working with flax and anything
arty!

on the lighter things in life I can even change a flat tyre!